Olive Kitteridge

Olive Kitteridge

<b>WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • The beloved first novel featuring Olive Kitteridge, from the #1 <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of the Oprah's Book Club pick <i>Olive, Again</i></b><br><b> </b><br><b>“Fiction lovers, remember this name: <i>Olive Kitteridge</i>. . . . You'll never forget her."<i>-USA Today</i></b><br><b> </b><br><b>NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY <i>The Washington Post Book World </i>• <i>USA Today </i>• <i>San Francisco Chronicle </i>• <i>Chicago Tribune </i>• <i>Seattle Post-Intelligencer </i>• <i>People </i>• <i>Entertainment Weekly </i>• <i>The Christian Science Monitor </i>• <i>The Plain Dealer </i>• <i>The Atlantic </i>• <i>Rocky Mountain News </i>• <i>Library Journal</i></b><br> <br>At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town of Crosby, Maine, and in the world at large, but she doesn't always recognize the changes in those around her: a lounge musician haunted by a past romance; a former student who has lost the will to live; Olive's own adult child, who feels tyrannized by her irrational sensitivities; and her husband, Henry, who finds his loyalty to his marriage both a blessing and a curse.<br><br>As the townspeople grapple with their problems, mild and dire, Olive is brought to a deeper understanding of herself and her life-sometimes painfully, but always with ruthless honesty. <i>Olive Kitteridge </i>offers profound insights into the human condition-its conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires.<br> <br><b>The inspiration for the Emmy Award–winning HBO miniseries starring Frances McDormand, Richard Jenkins, and Bill Murray</b>